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Vol. XI: No. 9 September, 2015“Our Community... Your Stories”The Leader in Local News

In This Issue...Community Calendar

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Open for BusinessPage 3

•Letters to the Editor

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Legal InsiderDon’t Be The Last One

in the PoolPage 5

•Nature in Your

Back Yard What You Need To Know To Keep Safe

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Computer Basics for Seniors

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Local News!Continued on Page 9

Health Department

Offers Seasonal Flu Shots

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The Clifton Health Department is offering seasonal quadrivalent flu vaccines this year beginning in September. Flu vaccines are available to Clifton and Little Falls residents only. The con-sent forms are available on-line at www.cliftonnj.org, the Health Education Table in the lobby of

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Knights of Columbus Answer Eva’s Kitchen Call

Pictured above with some of the items collected are: Paul Fierro Eva’s Purchasing Agent, Kof C former District Deputy Ray Lill, Eva’s Director of Development Ms. Heather

Thompson, and Council 11671 Grand Knight Richard DonkerslootEva’s Village serves the homeless and needy in Paterson over 3,000 meals per week. When Eva’s purchasing agent Paul Fiero, a member of Knights of Columbus Coun-

cil 11671 made an appeal to the Knights for coffee, tea and sugar donations. Fiero had hoped to collect 600 pounds of cof-fee and sugar. The Knights from 51 coun-

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East Jersey Trout Unlimited Fly Tying Course • East Jersey Trout Unlimited, 33 W. Passaic St. (American Legion Hall), Rochelle Park, NJ speaker for it=s Wednesday night October 14th meeting is Bob Kecskes whose topic is protection of aquatic resources in the trout streams of New Jersey, with an emphasis on northern New Jersey. The presentation will focus on how anglers could use existing in-formation to protect these streams. Bob possess a Bachelor=s Degree in Earth Science from the College of New Jersey and has completed his Graduate Credits in Water Resources from Rutgers University. Bob has over 40 years of experience man-aging environmental projects and programs, including 25 years as Chief of the Water Supply Planning Section at the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection. Bob has directly managed or has been directly involved in an array of projects that include new reservoirs, regional water pipe-lines, desalination facilities, etc., and strategies dealing with water conservation, wastewater reuse, ground-surface water optimization, and other water planning initiatives that are ca-pable of maximizing available water. Further, he was one of the primary authors of the 1996 and 2015 (draft) New Jersey Statewide Water Supply Plans. The meeting begins at 7:30pm.

St. Paul’s Leisure Club • Trips: Camp Hope Trips, on Wednesdays, 10/7, 11/4, & 12/2/2015. Tickets: $13 per person, paid in advance. Bus leaves 9:00 a.m., Contact Esther Kenney (973)773-2317. Wednesday, Sept 23rd Mount Haven Country Resort in Milford Pa, to see the Joey Vincent Show. Bus leaves the church. 9:00 a.m. Trip includes all-you-can-eat Breakfast Buffet, 4-hr open bar including frozen drinks, Movie with surround sound, DJ with dancing, trivia and games, a Gala themed buffet with dessert and, John “The Jeweler” for your browsing and shopping pleasure. Contact Jane Decker (973) 684-7340. Payment of $69.00 is required by Sept 16th; checks payable to St Paul Leisure Club.Oktoberfest: Thursday, October 15, 11:00 a.m. ‘till 3:00 p.m. at the Brownstone House, Music by the G.B.’s play your favorite German songs; Later on, laugh ‘till you cry with a comedian from the famous Jersey Dreamers Group. Enjoy a delicious Luncheon Menu: 2 complemen-tary drinks of your choice, Tossed Salad, Potato Soup, Roast Chicken, Knockwurst & Sauer-kraut, Roasted Potatoes and Vegetables, Dessert, Coffee and Tea, unlimited Soda. $55 per person. Call Jane Decker (973)684-7340.

Preakness Hospital Auxiliary to Host Tricky Tray • Preakness Hospital Auxiliary will host the 23nd annual “Fallback to the ‘70’s” tricky tray evening 5:30 p.m. Thurs-day, October 1 at the Bethwood. The fundraiser includes a four course dinner and one sheet of tricky tray tickets. The Bethwood is located at 38 Lackawanna Avenue, Totowa. Proceeds will benefit the residents of Preakness Healthcare Center. Tickets are $40.00 and go on sale August 19. To purchase tickets, call 973-585-2161 or [email protected].

Young at Heart Club • The Young At Heart Senior Club Will Meet The First and Third Tuesday of the month at the fellowship hall of The First Presbyterian Church on Maple-wood Ave. at 12:00 pm. Refreshments will be served from 11:00am to 12:30pm.The next meeting for The Young At Heart Club will be Tues. Sept. 15th. The new time for all future meetings is now 12:00 noon. Come socialize, make new friends and play bingo. All are welcome to join the club. Be a guest for the day or go on our trips. Upcoming Trips For 2015 - 1. Tuesday, October, 13th,-The Brownstone’s Octoberfest(GB’s)celebration. - 2. Monday, November 23rd,-Camp Hope-”Salute to Veterans” - 3. Friday, December, 11th 2015-Christmas Party-AARP 4192 & Young At Heart. All trips leave from the Masonic Lodge at 1484-1510 Van Houten Ave. For more information & ticket prices call Lillian @ 973-779-5581.

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Open for Businessby Nicholas J. Veliky

Earlier this year, the city of Clifton lost one of its favorite sons and probably the biggest proponent of the Athenia section of Clifton with the passing of Councilman Matt Grabowski. Grabowski who lead the Athenia Business Association was honored with a tribute fitting someone who worked tirelessly to improve the quality of life for both residents and business-es alike. The soccer field at the Richardson Scale Park was named to honor Matt. The soccer field was dedicated the “Matthew Grabowski Memorial Field.” The park is located at 680 Van Houten Avenue at the corner of Huron Ave and Scales Plaza. Grabowski left a legacy of community involve-ment and a love for his Athenia Community. Pictured below is Matt’s brother Ray at the dedication of the field.

Ray has announced his candidacy in a special election to be held this November to fill the seat left vacant by Matt’s un-timely demise . . .After a vacancy of almost three years, new life is being breathed into the former Liberty Lincoln building on Route 3 west. Approvals have recently been issued by the city of Clif-ton paving the way for the operators of Audi of Meadowlands to open an Audi Dealership in Clifton . . .Kudos to all the volunteers, businesses and civic associations that took part in building a playground at school 25 on Tren-ton Avenue in Paterson. Over 200 volunteers joined forces to build an oasis where neighborhood children could play. Councilman Andre Sayegh was one of the biggest propo-nents of the project and deserves special thanks.

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Rep. Pascrell Announces Move to Strengthen Federal TBI Program

Congressman Bill Pascrell, Jr.

Elevation to Administration for Community Living will help promote coordination with other federal program

WASHINGTON, DC – To-day, U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09), Co-chair and Co-founder of the Congres-sional Brain Injury Task Force, announced that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) will elevate the federal Trau-matic Brain Injury (TBI) program to the Administra-tion for Community Living, a move that will help expand resources for individuals im-pacted by TBI by promoting coordination between other federal programs. The eleva-tion of the TBI program was included in the Traumatic

Brain Injury Act of 2014, leg-islation introduced by Rep. Pascrell that was signed into law by President Obama late last year. Earlier this year, Rep. Pascrell wrote to HHS Secretary Sylvia Burwell urg-ing the elevation of the TBI program.

“HHS should be commend-ed for elevating the TBI pro-gram and recognizing the

important role it serves in the lives of so many,” said Pascrell. “I fought to have the federal TBI program el-evated in order to allow it to adapt based on the needs of TBI survivors and to al-low for better coordination among federal agencies. This will result in better resources for individuals impacted by devastating head injuries. A traumatic brain injury can impact anyone at anytime, so we must remain vigilant in making TBI treatment and prevention a priority.”

The TBI program will move within HHS from the Ma-ternal and Child Health’s Children’s Program in ac-knowledgement of the im-pact of TBI across the age span, including older adults and returning service mem-bers and veterans. The Con-

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Allwood Road (which is cur-rently not part of the 2015 Road Repaving Project) and is in great need of repaving.It should not come as a sur-prise to anyone that at least 3/4 Council members dislike me. I only hope that their personal feelings toward me for “revenge” does not cloud their judgement and stop them from rescinding this policy for the good of all the taxpayers of Clifton. Dislike me all you want but please don’t use your position as an elected official to harm my neighbors and the taxpayers of Clifton simply to get back at me. Necessity or revenge, you decide!

Mary Sadrakula (201)314-5380

Necessity or Revenge . . . You Decide

To the Editor:Clifton has never con-demned a residential prop-erty. This will change. The City Manager has confirmed that part of my property will have to be taken by through condemnation or eminent domain. Here is why.This Council made a poli-cy decision to install curbs where curbs do not exist in the 2015 Road Repav-ing Project. However, while there are 45 roads to be re-paved this year, Dwasline is the only road where new curbs are to be installed. But, there are only four proper-ties on Dwasline that do not have curbs due to the irregu-lar right a way which in some cases (like mine) ends along the current roadbed. Strange policy, right?So, if the City is to pro-ceed with the installation of curbs, property owners will have to be compensated for their loss of property, con-struction and slope ease-ments would have to been obtained, drainage issues would have to be resolved, site plans and storm water reports on each of the four properties would have to be done by the city. Re-grading of properties, sprinklers and walkways would have to be redone - all of which the tax-payers would have to pay for and would significantly add to the cost. Without these added costs the installation of new curbs is about $25 per foot versus $1 per foot to repave a road. Since these properties are in excess of 400 foot frontages the cost of curbs for these 4 properties

would be over $10,000 not including condemnation, site plans, resolving drainage issues, re-grading properties and redoing walkways. All for unnecessary and unwant-ed curbs - all four property owners have indicated by let-ter to the City that they are opposed to the installation of these curbs. An engineer has stated that these curbs are unnecessary as the current roadbed is not deteriorating due to lack of curbs and storm water drain-age is not an issue. Taxpayer funds would be better spent paving the rest of Dwasline Road from Niader Court to

Local bands have always played a role in the culture of the community and North Jersey is no exception. There are many groups of local mu-sicians that have headlined in local clubs and music venues. From the Emerald Experi-ence to the Flying Mueller Brothers and everything in between, local musicians for decades have been adding their interpretation to covers as well as taking the ultimate risk of playing their own cre-ations.This is a story of Blue Val-ley, known for their original songs and recognized as the preeminent acoustic rock band in the region.The original band members, Tim Holly, Joan Maso, and Al Jordan began their musi-cal collaboration playing at St. Philip Church in Clifton at the 5:30 mass on Saturday evening. Recognizing their shared passion for music, they realized they shouldn’t limit their playing together to just inside church. The group played at an an-nual all day music celebra-tions hosted by Jordan. They had fun preparing for and performing at the all day mu-sic fest and decided that the trio should continue to play together and eventually for-malized their musical associ-ation by forming Blue Valley. The name tells a story of the

groups origin. Blue from Blue Hill Road where the group played at the all day music celebration and Val-ley from Valley Road where the collaboration began at St. Philip Church. Playing just for the fun of it was turned into an oppor-tunity to take their perfor-mance to the next level when band member Joan’s daugh-ter, Laura and her fiancé Tom when hearing the band play, asked them to perform at their wedding. Blue Val-ley knew they had to step it up a few notches, taking it from basement performance to playing in front of a real audience. With a lot of hard work and fun, by the time the wedding arrived in Sept. of 2009, they were ready. Not only did the band enjoy playing at the wedding, but people liked what they heard. That one event made Blue Valley realize that they were ready to play in other venues. The group plays in various configurations, depending on the venue. Joan and Tim play as an acoustic duo. They also play as a trio, with Joe McKenna who plays bass. The full band includes Vic Goldinak on drums. They play with both Joe and Vic at the Blue Hill Jam parties (an annual event hosted by Alan Jordan). In any configuration, B lu e

Blue ValleyAcoustic Rock at its Best

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The Legal InsiderIs Your Used Car a Lemon?

By Jeffrey W. Pompeo, Esq.In the first of a two part se-ries, this article discusses New Jersey’s Used Car Lem-on Law. In a future issue, the New Car Lemon Law will be analyzed.New Jersey’s Used Car Lem-on Law provides rights, in the form of warranties and other remedies, to those who buy used passenger vehicles from licensed used car deal-ers.

WARRANTYIf the vehicle meets certain requirements, the dealer must provide a written war-ranty. The length of the war-ranty depends on the mileage on the used car: • 24,000 miles or less . . . 90 days or 3,000 miles, which-ever comes first• More than 24,000 miles, but less than 60,000 miles . . . 60 days or 2,000 miles, whichever comes first• 60,000 to 100,000 miles . . . 30 days or 1,000 miles, whichever comes firstThe warranty requires the dealer to correct the mal-function or defect, provided (1) the vehicle is delivered to the dealer and (2) the buyer pays a “deductible” of $50 for each repair of a covered item.To get a lower price for the vehicle, the buyer can waive the warranty and buy the used vehicle “as is,” provided the waiver is in writing and the mileage is over 60,000 miles.

REFUNDThe buyer may be entitled to a refund of the full purchase price if the dealer is unsuc-

cessful at fixing a material defect that “substantially im-pairs the use, value or safety” of the vehicle after three at-tempts (during the warranty period) or the vehicle is out of service for 20 cumulative days (during the warranty period) while the dealer is attempting to fix it. The warranty must be extended by any time period during which the vehicle is wait-ing for the dealer to begin or complete repairs.The law specifically covers various parts and functions of the engine; transmission/transfer case and front and rear wheel drive.The refund includes the pur-chase price of the vehicle, but does not include sales tax or title and registration fees. A reasonable allowance for ex-cessive wear and tear and a deduction for personal use of the vehicle will be applied.

NOT COVEREDThe Used Car Lemon Law does not cover vehicles: not purchased from a dealer; hav-ing more than 100,000 miles at the time of purchase; pur-chased for less than $3,000; more than 7 years old.Also not covered are motor-cycles, motor homes and off-road vehicles; leased vehicles and vehicles still covered by a manufacturer’s warranty.

NEXT STEPIf the problem still exists after meeting these requirements, a Lemon Law application can be filed with the New Jersey Division of Consumer Af-

fairs (“DCA”), at which time the buyer may seek resolu-tion through one of four av-enues:(1) DCA, Lemon Law Unit, in conjunction with the Office of Administrative Law(2) DCA, Alternative Dispute Resolution Unit(3) A law suit in the Su-perior Court of New Jersey, or(4) The dealer’s informal Dispute Resolution Proce-dure

NO GUARANTEEThe Lemon Law provides a forum and procedure to re-

solve disputes, but does not guarantee success. At the hearing, the buyer must still prove that the vehicle is a lemon.

MORE INFORMATIONFor more information, con-tact the NJDCA, Used Car Lemon Law Unit, at 973-504-6226 or visit their website at www.njconsumeraffairs.gov.

Jeffrey W. Pompeo, Esq. is an attorney with the law firm of DiFrancesco, Bateman,

Kunzman, Davis, Lehrer & Flaum, P.C. in Warren, Som-erset County (908-757-7800) and Clifton, Passaic County (973-458-9174). Jeff has been a member of the New Jersey Bar since 1982 and has been a columnist for Jersey Insider since 2005. He was the host of the game show “In the Know” and host and producer of the television show “Close Up”. He can be reached at [email protected].

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Nature in Your Backyard By

Don Torino

Get Ready for Backyard Raptors . . .

It is just about the time of year for my phone to start ringing with calls that begin much like this “Help there is a hawk in my yard eating the birds at my feeder! What should I do?” My answer

is usually the same and of-ten not much appreciated by the frantic caller “That is why they call them bird feed-ers only some birds don’t eat seed” right about then there

is usually dead silence for a second or two, and if they didn’t hang up on me by then I try to explain that is tough sometimes seeing some of your favorite birds becom-ing breakfast but you are

witnessing nature at its best . We have to remind ourselves occasionally that raptors are birds that need food also, and in the great natural circle of life this supposed to happen,

in fact if you never see hawks around your yard things are most likely not right and out of balance. As Fall goes into win-ter many more birds of prey like Hawks , falcons and even owls will make New Jersey their home for the coming season. Even though we host many raptors that nest here in spring and summer many more will be joining them from the north and other species that only visit us in the fall and winter will be ar-riving and might claim your suburban backyard as their winter hunting grounds . There are 3 species of rap-tors that are the most likely to visit your backyard Red-tailed Hawk - Our most common year round raptor, the Red-tail is a (Buteo) and a formidable predator with females larger than males (as in all raptors). With some-times more than a 4ft wing-span Red-Tails can be seen year round soaring through the sky and perched along roadsides waiting to pounce on its next meal. Their fa-vorite prey is rodents, squir-rels and rabbits but they do

take larger birds also such as Grackles, pigeons, Mourning doves and pheasants. Red-Tailed Hawks have adapted well to city and suburban life and wont hesitate when hungry to pick-off a squirrel

as you are relaxing in your backyard, my advice, sit back and watch nature in action. Coopers Hawk- Our Coo-pers Hawk is listed as a spe-

cies of “Special Concern” in New Jersey because of habi-tat lost and the early ravages of DDT , but since has slowly began to make a comeback. The Coopers is an “Accipiter” and are much more secretive

and much less common than the Red-tail . The “Coop’s“ specialty is hunting birds and there is a good chance if you

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Get Ready for Backyard Raptors

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have a bird feeder a Coopers hawk will be spending lots of time in your backyard. Watching the Coopers hawk hunt is an incredible experi-ence,. It has an amazing abil-ity to maneuver astoundingly fast through dense brush to catch its rapidly evading prey. Sharp-Shinned Hawk- The Sharp-shinned Hawk is our smallest accipiter gets their common names from the “shins” of its legs which are not round, but oval and rather sharp. Like its bigger relative the “Sharpie” favorite prey is birds but usually goes for much smaller size songbirds.

The Sharp-shinned hawk is also listed a “Species of Spe-cial Concern in New Jersey and our breeding popula-tion is usually limited to the northwest part of our state. But winter is a different story as Sharpies adapt very well to the backyard especially when there is a birdfeeder nearby. Sharp-Shinned Hawks rely on the element of surprise, attacking from a perch or from flight. If one adopts your backyard this winter you will save some money on bird seed as you won’t be filling your feeders much since most birds won’t want

to make themselves a lunch-time treat. Helping your Birds avoid the Raptors – there are a few ways to protect your feeder birds even though a majority of the time hawks will fail at their many hunting attempts. Provide cover -plant or put your feeders near evergreen trees and shrubs. Trees like spruce and pine make great cover for birds and even though hawks can fly into these tight areas and catch their prey having some cover

to fly into will allow birds to avoid the larger hawks most of the time. Create a brush-pile – Brush piles are simple to make, just lay branches and sticks over each other into a large pile , this makes a great hiding place for all potential prey and is easy fun project . Raptors are protected un-der state and federal law but are still very misunderstood and unfortunately still shot and illegally killed by people who think they are helping

the birds. The more we learn about these amazing birds the more we will appreciate how fortunate we are to have these birds in our own back-yard For more information on the raptors of New Jersey go to http://theraptortrust.org/For more info on creating a brush pile go to http://www.nwf.org/How-to-Help/Gar-den-for-Wildlife/Gardening-Tips/Wildlife-Brush-Shel-ters.aspx

gressional Brain Injury Task Force recommended that HHS relocate the program to better coordinate with fed-eral agencies regarding long-term services and supports available to individuals with other disabilities, particular-ly the long-term services and supports provision of the Af-fordable Care Act.

“NASHIA applauds the De-partment of Health and Hu-man Services’ decision to move the federal Traumatic Brain Injury program to the

Administration for Commu-nity Living,” said Lorraine Wargo, National Association of State Head Injury Admin-istrators Executive Director. “Traumatic Brain Injury im-pacts individuals across the lifespan. The move to ACL will allow for collaboration with other federal programs that serve individuals with disabilities thereby maximiz-ing resources for individuals with TBI and their families.”

The Brain Injury Association of America is deeply grateful

to Representative Bill Pas-crell, Jr. and to his co-chair of the Congressional Brain Injury Task Force Represen-tative Thomas J. Rooney for their leadership on this is-sue,” said Susan Connors, BIAA President and CEO. “Moving the federal TBI pro-gram to the Administration for Community Living offers our community hope for a stronger, better funded pro-gram that coordinates with and leverages the resources of the broader aging and disability communities. Mr. Pascrell has worked with us on this issue for three years and we are delighted to see it come to fruition.”

Approximately 2.5 million Americans experience TBI each year and an estimated 5.3 million Americans are living with long-term, severe disabilities as a result of brain injury. Another 176,000 men and women have sustained a TBI in the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Founded by Rep. Pascrell in 2001, the Congressional Brain Injury Task Force’s mission is to further provide education and awareness of brain injury (incidence, prevalence, prevention and treatment) and support fund-ing for basic and applied re-search on brain injury reha-

bilitation and development of a cure. The Task Force is bipartisan and made up of over one hundred members of Congress.

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cils responded by collecting 750 pounds of coffee, 2,000 pounds of sugar and a cash donation of $1,250. Fiero made his request in light of the fact that besides distrib-uting meals, Eva’s Village also distributes hot beverages to their clients on a daily basis during the colder months. Eva’s Village has a continu-ing need for donations. Their website, evasvillage.org states: Every day, the staff,

board of directors, and vol-unteers of Eva’s Village are hard at work putting faith into action by helping trou-bled people find dignity and the path to a fulfilling, pro-ductive life. We work to end hunger, homelessness, addic-tion and despair one person and one family at a time. We help our clients to achieve good health, stability and employment, build a bank account and afford decent housing. In accomplishing this, we heal families, help to establish safe and stable homes for children and cre-ate better communities in the state of New Jersey. Eva’s Village is a uniquely compre-hensive non-profit social ser-

vice organization and one of the largest and most respect-ed anti-poverty programs in New Jersey.• Eva’s Village was founded in 1982 by Msgr. Vincent E. Puma as Eva’s Kitchen, a New Jersey soup kitchen serving 30 hungry people in Pater-son, NJ.• Today, Eva’s Village oper-ates 12 individual programs, within a three block radius in downtown Paterson.• Eva’s Village provides a wide range of services for the poor in NJ, including food, shelter, substance abuse treatment, primary medical and dental care and a variety of transi-tional and permanent hous-ing options.

• Additional supportive ser-vices available through Eva’s Village include, parenting classes, play therapy, per-sonal finance workshops, job training and placement.• Eva’s Kitchen serves 350 hot lunches, 365 days per year to the homeless and the work-ing poor.• Approximately 580 men, 470 women and 185 children are served annually in all of Eva’s sheltering and sub-stance abuse programs .• More than 50% of Eva’s Village funding is provided through the donations of pri-vate individuals, churches, civic groups, foundations and businesses.• Additional funding is

awarded by governmental sources.• Eva’s Village maintains a consistent “Four Star” (most preferred) rating by Charity Navigator, the “Online Guide to Intelligent Giving”.• Hundreds of generous vol-unteers serve the poor at Eva’s Village in a number of ways, including serving in Eva’s Kitchen, donating food and other supplies, providing in-kind services, and con-ducting a wide variety of vital fund raising programs.For more information on Eva’s Village or to make a donation visit their website evasvillage.org.

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St. Philip the Apostle Knights of Columbus Council 11671 recently held an installation ceremony for their new of-ficers for the 2015-2016 Co-lumbian year. A Mass was at the center of the installa-tion and was celebrated by KofC Chaplain and pastor of St. Philip Church, Fr. Joseph Garbarino. Fr. Garbarino delivered a message on the importance of the Knights to the ongoing mission of the church. St. Philip’s Council is one of the most active in the area and was the initiator of

and continues to coordinate the Annual Tank Pull sup-porting out Wounded War-riors Project. The Tank Pull has become a premier com-munity event for the past five years The Knights of Colum-bus are well known for their many philanthropic activi-ties. Membership is open to any practicing Catholic man over the age of 18. Any-one interested in becoming a member can contact any Knight or fill out an applica-tion at www.kofc11671.org.

St Philip the Apostle Knights of Columbus Install New officers

Valley includes Joan and Tim as the main vocalists, guitar-ist and songwriters. “Blue Valley is very lucky to play with Joe and Vic; two really fine musicians as the rhythm section of the band” ststed Holly.Blue Valley has played at events such as carnivals and car shows, coffee shops, bars and parties. They have played two concerts, of mostly orig-inal material, at Lambert Castle - on Valley Road. The music covered ranges from solo artists like Paul Simon, Jackson Browne, Linda Ron-stadt and Van Morrison, to straight-ahead rock of bands like The Who, CCR, CSNY, U2 and Matchbox 20, and

of course the Beatles and Stones. They call their style of music acoustic rock. Around the same time that the group was preparing for the wedding they found that both Joan and Tim had each written songs to add to the cover material they were playing. Gradually Joan and Tim got brave enough to in-troduce more original songs to the band. Playing origi-nal songs took the group to a new level. The next jump, to a profes-sional level took place with the decision to record their original songs with their friend and sound engineer Joe Niebank. While working on the re-

cordings they realized that some of the songs rocked a bit more than others and could use an electric guitar. Tim enlisted the help of an old band mate, Dave Tar-lowe, who since their time playing together in a teenage garage band, had become an extraordinary lead guitarist. During 2010 the five mem-bers of Blue Valley recorded their first CD. All the songs were written original compo-sitions and collaborations by Joan and Tim. If you would like to see Blue Valley perform they will be at Bogey’s on Valley Road in Clifton on Oct. 3rd.

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The Clifton Fall 2015 Stamp, Coin, Cover, Currency, and Postcard Show will be held on Saturday, September 26, 2015 from 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM, and on Sunday, Sep-tember 27, 2015 from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM at the Clif-ton Community Recreation Center, 1232 Main Avenue @ Washington Avenue, Clifton, NJ. Admission & Parking are free.Combining the world of stamp, coin, cover, currency and postcard collecting, the show provides collectors and non-collectors alike with an excellent opportunity to view and appreciate the challenge and variety that these hob-bies offer as either individual or family pastimes. All our participating dealers possess a broad and diverse level of knowledge, which they are happy to share with others. In the best tradition of a well-rounded show, collectors will be able to leisurely examine philatelic, and numismatic material, supplies and collat-eral material from all areas.At our Fall 2015 Show, we will have separate door prizes for our Saturday and Sunday attendees. Both days’ win-ners will be notified by mail or telephone. Sample peri-odicals and other informa-tion will be available at no charge. The US Postal Ser-vice will be available with a variety of new and recently issued stamps and Stationery on Saturday only. A special show postmark will be avail-able at the show. Established in 1985 by the

Clifton Stamp Society, it is the only Regularly sched-uled show of its kind cover-ing Passaic, Bergen, Essex and Morris Counties. It has, since its inception, become a gathering place to exchange knowledge with others, and to renew old and make some new friendships.Additional information con-cerning the Show or the So-ciety’s regularlyScheduled meetings can be obtained by writing to the Clifton Stamp Society, Inc.,C/O Recreation Department - City Hall, 900 Clifton Av-enue, Clifton, NJ 07013,by calling the Recreation De-partment at (973) 470-5956 between 8:30 AM and 4:00 PM Monday through Friday, or by going to our web site: www.clifton-stamp-society.org .

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Clifton City Hall, the Clifton Health Department and both libraries in Clifton. Bringing a completed consent form to a flu clinic should expedite your visit. Pregnant women wanting to have a flu shot MUST provide a prescription from their medical provider before the flu vaccine will be administered. The seasonal quadrivalent flu vaccine of-fers protection against four (4) different strains of the flu virus. The seasonal flu vac-cine is effective for only one year, so last year’s flu shot will not protect you this year. A limited number of “high-dose” trivalent flu vaccines will also be offered to those 65 years of age and older. The “high-dose” flu vaccine offers protection against three (3) different strains of flu virus. The “high-dose” flu vaccine offers protection to one less strain of the flu, but the “high-dose” flu vaccine is designed to give a bigger boost to the immune systems of those 65 years of age and older. The flu clinics are open to residents 6 years of age and older. All flu clinics are walk-in only, no appointments are required, and vaccine will be offered on a first come first serve basis. All dates are ten-tative and subject to change. Children 6 months of age through 6 years of age will be accommodated through the Clifton Health Department’s Immunization Clinic, please call (973) 470-5760 for an appointment or more information. The flu clinics at the Clif-

ton Health Department, 900 Clifton Ave., Clifton are be-ing held:• Every Wednesday, begin-ning September 30, 2015 from 2 PM to 4 PM (We are closed Wednesday, Novem-ber 11, 2015 in observance of Veterans Day)• Saturday, October 17, 2015 from 10 AM to 1 PM• Monday, October 19, 2015 from 3 PM to 7 PM• Tuesday, October 27, 2015 10:30 AM to 1 PMThe flu clinic at the Little Falls Municipal Building in the Council Chambers, 225 Main Street, Little Falls is be-ing held:• Monday, September 21, 2015 from 3:30 PM to 6:30 PMPersons with Medicare Part B as their primary insurance can receive the flu vaccine for FREE. These individuals MUST bring their Medicare card for presentation at the clinic. Individuals with an HMO, no insurance, or a pri-mary insurance other than Medicare Part B will be asked to pay $20.00 in cash or check for the flu vaccine. It is especially important that the following groups get vac-cinated either because they are at high risk of having seri-ous flu-related complications or because they live with or care for people at high risk for developing flu-related complications: 1. Pregnant women 2. Children younger than 5, but especially children aged 6 months to 2 years3. People 50 years of age and older

4. People of any age with cer-tain chronic medical condi-tions 5. People who live in nursing homes and other long-term care facilities 6. People who live with or care for those at high risk for complications from flu, in-cluding: Health care workers, Household contacts of per-sons at high risk for compli-cations from the flu, House-hold contacts and out of home caregivers of children less than 6 months of age. These children are too young to be vaccinated.Examples of people at high risk of having serious flu complications are those who have diabetes, a heart condi-tion, asthma, chronic lung diseases such as COPD, emphysema, chronic bron-chitis, or other serious medi-cal problems that make them at high risk for flu. According to Biegel, “It is important that people real-ize they cannot get the flu from the vaccine; however, people who are allergic to eggs should consult their physician before getting vac-cinated.” If you have any questions regarding whether or not you should receive this vaccine or if you are 65 and older and you have questions about which vaccine you should have, please consult your private physician.

The Clifton Health Depart-ment is a contractual health agency serving the Township of Little Falls.

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It seems OPRA is the only way to transparency when it comes to issues concerning Clifton schools. A story in the Clifton Journal reported legal bills for “47 hours of work pertaining to OPRA requests.” Perhaps more records should be made available to the public without the necessity of the OPRA process. Obviously personnel and student matters should be kept confidential, however the balance of the boards business should be an open book, not a series of secrets only available if you request the correct keyword.

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The Planning Committee for the RFL Clifton took a few weeks off but they are back in full gear to FIGHT TO THE FINISHThe Relay for Life Planning committee would like to in-vite you to join them for an informal get to know them night to see what relay is all about. No pressure to join them but they are hoping that they will peek your curi-osity and will consider being a part of their very dedicated team. The theme of the 2016 event, date and venue and many other discussions will take place at the next committee meeting on Thursday Octo-ber 1,2015 6 :30 PM at the Clifton Senior Center, Dog

Pound Road on the City Hall complex.Anyone interested in starting a team or joining a team is also welcomed to join them that night to have any ques-tions answered.Cancer has touched all our lives and being a part of working for a cure is a great way to celebrate survivors and remember those we lost. Consider joining the Com-mittee. Light refreshments will be served and we do have lots of fun while we work. For more information on the Re-lay For Life of Clifton, please visit www.relayforlife.org/cliftonnj or contact Edward Ahart, Community Manager at the American Cancer So-ciety at 973 285-8041.

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